Four of NI’s best known BBC news journalists leaving ‘Auntie’

We welcomed them into our homes for decades but four senior BBC Northern Ireland news journalists are calling time on their careers with ‘Auntie’.
Andrew Quinn
By Andrew Quinn
Published 7th Oct 2020, 17:40 GMT
Pictured from left to right, Mervyn Jess, Maggie Taggart and Mark Devenport.Pictured from left to right, Mervyn Jess, Maggie Taggart and Mark Devenport.
Pictured from left to right, Mervyn Jess, Maggie Taggart and Mark Devenport.

Reporters Kevin Magee, Maggie Taggart, Meryn Jess and Politics Editor, Mark Devenport, have all agreed to take voluntary redundancy.

Head of BBC News NI Adam Smyth said all four were “embedded in the fabric of the BBC News NI newsroo”.

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“Mark, Kevin, Maggie and Mervyn have reported on, investigated and uncovered countless significant stories in the public interest with the utmost diligence, tenacity, expertise and impartiality,” he said.

“They are embedded in the fabric of the BBC News NI newsroom and BBC Northern Ireland as a whole and the professionalism and dedication they have given to their craft has been beyond inspiring.

“While we will miss them as respected colleagues, mentors and, most of all, friends, we are happy for them and wish them every success and happiness in the future,” added Mr. Smyth

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